The Aviation Week Network's Program Excellence Initiative was created in response to repeated concerns about the complexity and difficulty associated with managing and leading the aerospace and defense programs that make up the industry's work. The evaluation process for the awards includes identification of lessons learned and best practices. These will be presented in the Aviation Week Network Program Best Practices Symposium, and will cover...

At SANS Tysons Corner Fall 2017 (October 14-21), get top-notch training from the best IT security instructors in the industry. Learn effective, actionable cyber security techniques crucial to combating today's cyber threats.Take advantage of these opportunities to get the most out of your training:- Choose from 10 information security courses taught by real-world practitioners- Accelerate your career with hands-on, immersion-style training- At...

Discovery & Innovation in Government IT Join us this Thursday — October 19th at the Hilton McLean, Tysons Corner for the GCN dig IT Awards and celebrate with us as we announce the winners of dig IT categories and recognize their outstanding achievements. Meet all the dig IT Award finalists, WT Industry Innovators Finalists, and Rising Stars, connect with newcomers, enjoy dinner with friends, and strengthen client relationships as we...

Q4 Spending Spree Success (and Beyond!) The fourth quarter spending spree is a recognized fact of life in the government contracting market. Customers need to buy and buy fast as the fiscal hustles to its end but how and what they are buying is evolving. The strategies and assumptions you used just a few years ago won’t bring you the same success today. In this morning event, you’ll hear from government and industry experts as they...

Join us for this FREE morning event at the Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner where defense contractors, systems integrators and members of the Defense Industrial Base will gather to hear insights into technologies and strategies that can help deliver secure commercial cloud solutions. Learn how to exceed customer’s cloud security requirements and get a competitive edge in this growing market. Defense organizations are looking for business part...

Information security training in Tysons Corner from SANS Institute the global leader in cybersecurity training. Securing and defending your network has never been more important as attacks and breaches make the news daily. Gain the skills and tools you need to win the battle against the wide range of cyber adversaries who want to harm your environment by attending SANS Tysons Corner Spring 2017 (March 20-25). Choose from several hands-on, inte...

Join us for our 4th Annual Intel Summit that will feature insight from public and private sector leaders on current programs and priorities for intelligence agencies as well as initiatives on the horizon.The landscape of the Intelligence Community (IC) is changing in response to the emergence of innovative technologies. Both current and future Intelligence programs will have to adapt to the ever-advancing technological world in order to remain...

Category Management: A New Way of Doing Business Category management is widely seen as a turning point in federal IT procurement. This initiative represents a new way of doing business, leveraging private-sector best practices to provide agencies with more efficient and cost-effective access to IT products and services. Government’s relationship with industry is vital to this initiative. As part of category management, the federal govern...

With DoD's increased attention on Silicon Valley and other pieces of the commercial world in mind, GovCon executives have a unique opportunity to hear directly from government leaders on the private sector's role in efforts to make new technologies work for the military. Register now and save your seat in advance to hear from the leaders in charge of Defense R&D for our soldiers and their supporting civilian personnel. Joining POC entitles...

Join MITRE and the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center on November 17 at the MITRE campus in McLean, VA for a morning of brainstorming and whiteboarding on Internet of Things topics of importance to the Federal Government. The MITRE-ATARC Internet of Things Collaboration Symposium will features IoT subject matter experts from government, academia and private industry. The outcomes of these interactive sessions will be compiled in a Wh...